Daily Aviation Brief – 22/09/2015
Aircraft Update:
EI-DTX Boeing 737-5Q8 c/n 28052 Transaero Airlines Ferried Moscow Domodedovo-Shannon 20/09/15 To Atlantic Aviation Group Return to lessor.
PT-MZF Airbs A319-132 c/n 1139 TAM Ferried Amílcar Cabral International-Shannon 20/09/15 to Lufthansa Technik hangar Return to lessor.
Global Aviation News:
Airlines and Airports Show Brotherly Love
Read more: http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/251048/airlines-and-airports-show-brotherly-love/
Alitalia’s Cassano resigns after less than a year as CEO
Read more: http://www.tradearabia.com/news/TTN_290673.html
Arkefly Rolls Out Fleet-wide Streaming IFE Solution in Just 12 Weeks
AirAsia Prepared to Invest in Airports to Boost Traffic
Read more: http://www.aviationpros.com/news/12115153/airasia-prepared-to-invest-in-airports-to-boost-traffic
Bombardier Assembly of First Global 7000 Business Jet Nears Finish
Can Pope Francis save Alitalia?
Read more: http://fortune.com/2015/09/20/pope-francis-alitalia-airplane/
Emirates lands flagship Airbus A380-800 in Brussels for the first time
Iberia Express to Launch Madrid – Birmingham Link
Lufthansa, Inmarsat join forces to provide in-flight internet in 2016
Read more: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/lufthansa-inmarsat-join-forces-flight-075100420.html
Newcastle Secures Return of United’s Newark Link for 2016
Prudentia: Estonian government’s intention to create new airline is foolish
Read more: http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=110822
Realizing the 787 Dream: New Routes Come to Life on the Dreamliner
To accommodate region’s growth, Paine Field should be part of the flight plan
Ukrainian Sanctions Could Cost Russian Airlines Tens of Millions of Dollars
Irish Aviation News:
Amentum Capital Ltd. becomes FPG Amentum Ltd.
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25167
Aran Islands helicopter firm hits out at ‘media inaccuracies’
Clash over old airline pension scheme
Cork Airport would welcome a debt write-down
Read more: http://www.southernstar.ie/News/Airport-would-welcome-a-debt-write-down-11092015.htm
Europe Airpost to Extend Dublin-Halifax Service For Summer 2016
GCC travellers looking to visit UK and Ireland can now do so with Tourism Ireland and VisitBritain’s new ‘One Break, Two Cities’ campaign.
Read more: http://www.tradearabia.com/news/TTN_290681.html
Helicopters safe in all weather, says Aran Islands tenderer
Intrepid Finances One Airbus A330-300 with Deutsche Bank
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25137
Ryanair Adds New Rome Fiumcino Routes from late-Mar 2016
Ryanair Fully Complies With UK Consumer Law
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/25154
Ryanair Launches Castellon Operation from mid-Sep 2015
Ryanair plans to build IT centre in Brno
Read more: http://www.praguemonitor.com/2015/09/14/ryanair-plans-build-it-centre-brno
Transfer Traffic Up 24% Year-To-Date At Dublin Airport
IrishAero Blog Posts:
Former Aer Lingus Boeing 737-548 stored in Billund: http://bit.ly/1QSO4td
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 05-09-15: http://bit.ly/1PRMwyk
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 12-09-15: http://bit.ly/1ETYQxP
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 19-09-15: http://bit.ly/1KyOiEE
Where are Ryanair Boeing 737-300s operating now?: http://bit.ly/1KeiGQc
Tweets of the day:
@karelxwb PW1000G powered #A320neo was transferred to Al Ain for hot weather trials.
@TheHUBRoutes David Scowsill of WTTC describes US-Gulf airline spat as “unfortunate”. Athar Husain Khan @EUAirlines: “not good for industry” #WorldRoutes.
@TheHUBRoutes Athar Husain Khan, @EUAirlines says should “sell success” of liberalised EU market as model for improved global models. #WorldRoutes.
@TheHUBRoutes Finnair confirms it will take delivery of first #Airbus #A350 on 07OCT15 and will launch long-haul operations with the aircraft on 21NOV15.
@TheHUBRoutes GebreMariam of @flyEthiopian says African countries should be allowed to designate foreign carrier to be de-facto flag carrier. #WorldRoutes.
@TheHUBRoutes Tewolde GebreMariam CEO @flyEthiopian says “opening up African skies for African carriers” is something under discussion. #WorldRoutes.
@TheHUBRoutes Hemant Mistry, Director, @IATA – “Industry is moving in right direction”… “Airline industry seeing benefit of lower fuel”. #WorldRoutes.
Today’s Video Picks:
Banderas del mundo: Learjet 60 EC-JVM water ski at Malaga LEMG
Boeing V-22: Battle tested and back in the fight
Bringing Rugby Home Emirates
Finavia & Santa Goes World Routes 2015
[Flight Report] Ryanair flight Cologne-Berlin-Schonefeld
M.Sc. in Air Transport Management by Turkish Airlines, Istanbul Technical University & Boeing